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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: Dana Bash; Seneca: Frank Buckley; Washington: Jeanne Meserve; Los Angeles: Jen Rogers) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: Dana Bash) Announcement by President Bush that he will appoint an independent commission to look into what went wrong with pre-war intelligence on Iraq featured; details given about the panel's focus on intelligence gaps in broader areas like North Korea & Iran. [BUSH - says he is putting together a bipartisan commission.] [Republican consultant Scott REED†- comments on the decision.] [Senator Tom DASCHLE - questions whether the panel will be independent or controlled by Bush.] Findings of a CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup Poll on the misgivings about going to war in Iraq outlined on screen. The White House reasoning about investigating intelligence in a broader manner discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "Washington Post" reporter Dana Milbank† about the administration's decision to appoint a commission. [MILBANK - explains the rationale for establishing an independent commission that will not report until 2005; agrees this is a tacit admission the intelligence was wrong {as stated by former weapons inspector David Kay}, but they cannot acknowledge it.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Jen Rogers) The flap over the halftime incident at pro football's Super Bowl when singer Janet Jackson's breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake featured; clip shown. [Three VIEWERS - react.] [FCC chairman Michael POWELL - calls it "outrageous."] Apologetic statement from Jackson quoted. ["Rolling Stone" magazine Jenny ELISCU†- assesses the p.r. value of the stunt for Jackson.] Powell's aggressive moves against TV indecency noted.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The seven-state battleground in the Democratic presidential election primaries & caucuses introduced.
(Seneca: Frank Buckley) The campaign the day before the vote updated; campaign scenes shown. [In his birthplace of Seneca, South Carolina, EDWARDS - campaigns; says the poll says he is beating President Bush.] Findings of a CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup Poll on the voters' choice for president outlined on screen. [Howard DEAN - campaigns against special interests.] [Senator John KERRY - questions Dean's "positive campaign."] The significance of the poll results for Edwards' campaign stated.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) The state of indecision among Arizona voters updated; scenes shown from the October 9, 2003, debate there in which Representative Dennis Kucinich & Edwards answered audience questions. [Arizonans Karen DICKINSON†, Paulette POHLMANN†, Pat CANTELME†- react to what they heard in the debate & their changing impressions of the candidates; name their voting choices.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kathleen Koch) How the pie gets sliced by President Bush's budget examined; details given about where the money will be spent, how programs will be trimmed, the point of contention over the costs of Medicare costs & maintaining the troops in Iraq & Afghanistan. [BUSH - talks about fiscal discipline.] [Senator Kent CONRAD - says "this elephant won't fly."] [Senator Don NICKLES - says the deficits are too high.] [Republican consultant Scott REED†- cites the opposition from inside the party.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Announcement that Blimpie will open sandwich shops in Wal-Mart; economic figures on manufacturing & construction spending & Stock Market Report reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Jeff Greenfield) A perspective offered on the halftime incident at pro football's Super Bowl when singer Janet Jackson's breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake featured; clips & ads of questionable taste shown; MTV & CBS quoted.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "The Dave Ross Show" host Dave Ross† & "Tracks" magazine Alan Light† about the halftime breast flap. [From Seattle, ROSS - jokes that Al Qaeda sabotaged Jackson's costume.] [In studio, LIGHT - comments on the notion of the NFL bringing in the MTV to host the show.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The story of pro basketball player Jay Williams, who is coming back from a motorcycle accident, presented; game & rehabilitation scenes shown. [WILLIAMS - recalls the accident, his hospitalization & the difficult adjustment.] [Duke coach Mike KRZYZEWSKI†- says he gave Jay a holy medal.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The headlines of tomorrow's morning newspapers presented; front pages shown from the papers from the "International Herald Tribune", Britain's "The Times" Boston, Philadelphia, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Richmond, Virginia & Chicago.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jeanne Meserve) What is known about the preliminary test discovery of ricin in Senator Bill Frist's mail room in the Senate office building outlined.
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